Tribute to Flt Lt Ian R Gleed by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG1304 for her decisive conquests against

for her decisive conquests against British ships during the war of 1812

8 Squadron

The battle was costly for the British

With these qualities Missouri was well equiped to counter the desperate aerial attacks faced when she joined the Pacific Fleet

launched 28th March 1914

Tribute to Flt Lt Ian R Gleed by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG1304 for her decisive conquests againstB0446GS. Tribute to Flt Lt Ian R Gleed by Ivan Berryman. Flight Lieutenant Ian Widge Gleed is depicted in his personal Hurricane 1 P2798 (LK A) of 87 Sqn shooting down a Messerschmitt Bf. 110 on 15th August 1940. Just visible beneath the cockpit of the Hurricane is his mascot, Figaro, shown kicking a swastika. His aircraft was also easily identifiable by the red flash on its nose, a feature that was retained even when P2798 was painted all black for